Tag Archives: heaven

Loyd Grossman’s holiday heaven and hell

Loyd Grossman, the television presenter and chef, on checking into a room just vacated by a corpse. Continue reading

Hallowe’en hotels: the world’s 13 scariest places to stay

Caroline Shearing picks 13 of the world’s most haunted and horrifying hotels. Continue reading

Colin Dexter’s heaven on earth

The author Colin Dexter fell in love with Lyme Regis – ‘an extraordinarily civilised and serene place’. Continue reading

Antony Beevor’s heaven on earth: Madrid

Historian Antony Beevor is a frequent visitor to Madrid, ‘a fun, youthful and dynamic city’. Continue reading

Hotel Omm, Barcelona: hotel review

Hotel Omm – in Barcelona’s Eixample district – offers trendy decor, Michelin-starred cuisine and first-class service, but at a hefty price. Continue reading

South Africa: not a football in sight

Visit Cape Town when the crowds have gone and the prices have dropped, says Francisca Kellett. Continue reading

David Essex’s holiday heaven and hell

David Essex loves Cuba’s friendliness, crumbling architecture and Fifties American cars. Continue reading

Sign Language: week 96

Another helping of strange signs sent in by readers on their travels. Continue reading

Griff Rhys Jones’s heaven on earth: the Finnish Archipelago

Griff Rhys Jones returns to the Finnish Archipelago, a region so unspoilt ‘nobody outside Finland seems to know about it’ . Continue reading

Just back: an African road adventure

Keir Roper-Caldbeck is the latest winner of our writing competition for this account of being on the road in Africa. Continue reading